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Towards the end of last season, after I'd finished my last opera gig of the season, I was having dinner with a couple of long-time singer friends who had recently joined Inspire: a choir for unity whose mission is to use music to build community and to amplify the voices of fellow community leaders who seek to improve the lives of those around them. Naturally, I was inclined to join as well, and was welcomed by a lovely group of passionate lovers of art and social justice.

Over the September 14th weekend, the choir had the distinct honor of touring Connecticut with a concert in Norwalk and on the campuses of Yale and University of Connecticut as a fundraiser for and to promote the work of Sandy Hook Promise, which was founded in the immediate aftermath of the shooting of twenty first graders and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012. This organization is doing hopeful and inspiring work, and I was extremely moved by the words of their founder and representative at each of the concerts.

Check out both organizations. If you can, chip in a bit to support their work.

​And here's a sample of our concert from last fall (I had a little solo!):